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in addition, take a look at the map here, we can show you this is long island and the long island sound up here is connecticut. new london, connecticut. they brought out the national guard. they have asked police and fire officials to get off the streets. it's just too dangerous now. our molly line live in the town of new london. i was wondering if we could get molly up what it looks like there and what you are feeling. >> absolutely, shep. the storm may be coming ashore south of us, but what's happening in connecticut is no joke and the authorities are definitely treating this as something very very serious. governor daniel maloy has talked about this is a life-athletic storm that hasn't been experienced in anyone's lifetime and in to noe uncertain terms he has asked people to stay home. take a look behind me. this is a big threat right now that the authorities are talking about. the sturgeon. we have not yet reached high tide. below that fence is a sea wall. the water has come up over that sea wall into the neighborhoods, into the park behind it and this is happening new london, conne
in addition, take a look at the map here, we can show you this is long island and the long island sound up here is connecticut. new london, connecticut. they brought out the national guard. they have asked police and fire officials to get off the streets. it's just too dangerous now. our molly line live in the town of new london. i was wondering if we could get molly up what it looks like there and what you are feeling. >> absolutely, shep. the storm may be coming ashore south of us, but...
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island, the south shore of long island. in connecticut it will come in a couple of hours early so the storm will come in while the tide is lower so it will be a lower surge so we may only get a maximum of 9' surge. it could save hundreds of homes. hundreds. especially along the south shore of long island, possibly save a town or two or a dune or two, the difference in 2' of storm surge is life-and-death. and now, inform chaser in south jersey, a storm chaser with water ahead. >> i have quite a bit of water. tell us about your situation. >> i have been coming up i-45 trying to get to atlantic city and maybe cape may and i-95 i don't know what you know but the bridge across chesapeake bay is down. i was one of the last few cars going across an hour ago. the interstates are not existent, there are no cars. you have an occasional car, and i have seen several wrecks because the high winds are blowing the cars off. the cars are hydroplaning. >>shepard: it appears more people have stayed in south jersey than the governor hoped. >>
island, the south shore of long island. in connecticut it will come in a couple of hours early so the storm will come in while the tide is lower so it will be a lower surge so we may only get a maximum of 9' surge. it could save hundreds of homes. hundreds. especially along the south shore of long island, possibly save a town or two or a dune or two, the difference in 2' of storm surge is life-and-death. and now, inform chaser in south jersey, a storm chaser with water ahead. >> i have...
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on the phone now, long island congressman tim pitch open. good morni tim bishop. >> good morning. >> what can you tell us? >> well, it's very devastating. and, you know, it's 5:00 in the morning am i'm not sure how much current information i have. but as of last night, there was significant coastal flooding and coastal erosion. there was significant flooding in port jefferson and downtown riverhead was particularly badly hit. greenport was underwater. the area of the north shore was particularly hard hit. so we have some very serious flooding problems. and as of about 8:00 last night, 600,000 home on long island were out of power. hundreds of trees down. power lines down. you know, utility poles down. this has been a huge, huge storm. i won't say catastrophic results but serious implications. >> and two men killed by falling trees. we should note that and our condolences to their families and friends. >> indeed. >> what can you tell us about these reports that fire island, there were homes that actually just were gone. they absolutely disapp
on the phone now, long island congressman tim pitch open. good morni tim bishop. >> good morning. >> what can you tell us? >> well, it's very devastating. and, you know, it's 5:00 in the morning am i'm not sure how much current information i have. but as of last night, there was significant coastal flooding and coastal erosion. there was significant flooding in port jefferson and downtown riverhead was particularly badly hit. greenport was underwater. the area of the north...
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island will turn around to the south and that will start piling up water to the south of long island and bring a lot more water in very quickly in places like raritan bay and places close to new york city. can you see this on the radar right in front of you. what we've got here may not look like a lot of rain but very strong winds. winds have gusted to over 90 miles per hour in parts of long island. we have a very serious situation not only with the strong winds but primarily now it's a surge problem because south shore of long island and very close to new york city, again raritan bay, the water levels are going to rise very quickly because of the change in wind direction from the east to the south and that will happen over the course of the next several hours. back to you. >> all right, greg, thank you very much. we're going to try again to make contact with cnbc's brian schactman in the thick of the storm tonight in montauk on long island. brian, what's going on, buddy? >> reporter: well, billy -- bill, sorry, it's interesting what the meteorologists just said because so far out he
island will turn around to the south and that will start piling up water to the south of long island and bring a lot more water in very quickly in places like raritan bay and places close to new york city. can you see this on the radar right in front of you. what we've got here may not look like a lot of rain but very strong winds. winds have gusted to over 90 miles per hour in parts of long island. we have a very serious situation not only with the strong winds but primarily now it's a surge...
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out on to the streets right across long island, long beach, long island it, appears that there is major flooding. this is going to be a desperate situation through the night here. nobody has any power. nobody can see anything as they get out there. and can i tell you as i have watched this ocean, shep, you really get the sense that the ocean is moving into and across this barrier island. it is an extraordinary thing to watch. not comparable in any way to anything we have ever seen before. shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt on scene and what you are hearing in his voice and seeing in the pictures is exactly what the first alert forecasters suggested that as this storm moves its way towards shore, new york, and the city and long island would begin to get pounded. high tide is anywhere from between 8:15 and 8:45 eastern daylight time. so within the next 25 to 55 minutes, and as a result, the water is rising all in our area. if you are affected, now is not the time to be outside. breaking news coverage continues right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't kn
out on to the streets right across long island, long beach, long island it, appears that there is major flooding. this is going to be a desperate situation through the night here. nobody has any power. nobody can see anything as they get out there. and can i tell you as i have watched this ocean, shep, you really get the sense that the ocean is moving into and across this barrier island. it is an extraordinary thing to watch. not comparable in any way to anything we have ever seen before. shep....
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>> nothing like this has ever hit long island before, certainly not in the last 70 years. i was at lindenhurst today, long beach, freeport, they have been absolutely devastated. that's the only way i can describe it. long beach has no sewage treatment, has no electricity, has no water. they had to evacuate the hospitals. it's just basically, there is absolutely nothing functioning in long beach right now and there's an evacuation going on. you mentioned lindenhurst, that is south of merrick road and it's been hit like nothing has hit lindenhurst before. same in massapequa. they had seven houses burn to
>> nothing like this has ever hit long island before, certainly not in the last 70 years. i was at lindenhurst today, long beach, freeport, they have been absolutely devastated. that's the only way i can describe it. long beach has no sewage treatment, has no electricity, has no water. they had to evacuate the hospitals. it's just basically, there is absolutely nothing functioning in long beach right now and there's an evacuation going on. you mentioned lindenhurst, that is south of...
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island, we were telling you, for example, on fire island there are home as long the waterfront, at least seven of them, we believe, that went into the water. 844,000, almost 845,000 customers without power on long island, connecticut light and power close to 500,000 people. baltimore gas and electric, 217,000 plus there. so on and on and on, public service of new hampshire, 125, 190 but, again, that number keeps growing throughout the early morning hours. now, at 7.1 million customers without power, we talked a little earlier to quentin banks, a spokesman for the maryland emergency management agency. he gave us an update on what's happening there. >> our town on maryland's eastern shore had tidal surges of three to five feet and in many instances forced evacuation of many of the residents. some have actually gone to shelters while others are sheltering in place on the second floor of their homes. we're also very concerned about many of our critical care facilities. we have 24 of them and all of them are on generators all located across the state of maryland, hospitals, nursing homes and
island, we were telling you, for example, on fire island there are home as long the waterfront, at least seven of them, we believe, that went into the water. 844,000, almost 845,000 customers without power on long island, connecticut light and power close to 500,000 people. baltimore gas and electric, 217,000 plus there. so on and on and on, public service of new hampshire, 125, 190 but, again, that number keeps growing throughout the early morning hours. now, at 7.1 million customers without...
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so, lower manhattan, long island, south shore, north shore. but depending on how bad the surge is, which we'll know better in a few hours here. they moved up the time for the surge from 8:00 to about 7:00. but if there was a problem with wall street, it would be a priority to get it up and running as soon as possible. i've spoken to the white house and i know it's a priority for them to make sure that we get wall street and the markets prayingal as soon as possible. i apologize for the noise in the background. the power just went on it here. i apologize. >> governor, do you have any expectation in terms of the loss in revenue, the economic impact to new york state or new york city, given the fact that business is in lockdown mode and shut down? >> you know, maria, i don't think -- the economic impact, the bill for the damage ultimately gets picked up primarily by the federal government. in concert with local and state governments. the federal government pays the bulk of the bill. and you have a large number of states. and my guess is, this is
so, lower manhattan, long island, south shore, north shore. but depending on how bad the surge is, which we'll know better in a few hours here. they moved up the time for the surge from 8:00 to about 7:00. but if there was a problem with wall street, it would be a priority to get it up and running as soon as possible. i've spoken to the white house and i know it's a priority for them to make sure that we get wall street and the markets prayingal as soon as possible. i apologize for the noise in...
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island on the north shore of long island. you have been hearing about that. look at all of the downed trees this is in my house alone. last half this is before everybody went to bed last night we had lost 5 trees. these are 100 foot tall or hire trees. a lot of people have been sending us in their photos and videos. this is also on the long island sound. things are a real mess out there. heather childers joins us with a look at some of our viewer pictures. good morning, heather. >> we are glad you and your family are safe with all of those downed trees. hundreds of photos into fox news from north carolina into new england. take a look at some of the mess sandy has left behind. first to new jersey taking the brunt of the storm where it made land fall flood waters took over stone harbor in this restaurant. take a look. millions left without power here is why. all of these polls this is on a road in massachusetts specifically. massive tree nearly split the house in half in new york. thank you to brian dempsey sending in this one
island on the north shore of long island. you have been hearing about that. look at all of the downed trees this is in my house alone. last half this is before everybody went to bed last night we had lost 5 trees. these are 100 foot tall or hire trees. a lot of people have been sending us in their photos and videos. this is also on the long island sound. things are a real mess out there. heather childers joins us with a look at some of our viewer pictures. good morning, heather. >> we are...
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live in long beach along long island's south shore. and i know you're stuck, i believe, you're cut off. tell me what's going on there this morning, walk me through everything. >> reporter: yeah, we've been in this situation essentially since yesterday afternoon because the flooding started very early, started around 4:00 p.m. and what happened right away is that all of the entrances and exits to our hotel got flooded, so we were separated. i was in the hotel and my crew was outside the hotel and they had trouble getting back in. and now we're stuck in the sand, all of our vehicles are because all of the streets are beached. these are city streets, but you can see this is a beach here. it's about a foot worth of sand brought in. and forgive me for wincing and turning away, but we're getting blasted by the sand. the wind is still very, very high here. when the high tide came in yesterday during the height of the storm, the ocean turned into a raging river, one resident said it was like the colorado river and that it had this real fury to
live in long beach along long island's south shore. and i know you're stuck, i believe, you're cut off. tell me what's going on there this morning, walk me through everything. >> reporter: yeah, we've been in this situation essentially since yesterday afternoon because the flooding started very early, started around 4:00 p.m. and what happened right away is that all of the entrances and exits to our hotel got flooded, so we were separated. i was in the hotel and my crew was outside the...
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a huge problem on long island. the flooding, i think, overnight and tomorrow morning as it lightens up. were going to see a lot of serious, serious problems. back to you. >> thank you. we appreciate your work and will check back later. let's go outside. we have a mobile unit on the go. you're looking life. brian runs technical operations here at fox five. at think he's going southbound lexington right now. are you there? >> i mean, yes. it's pretty common clear. >> yes. we are here on the phone. you are correct. heading south on lexington. forty-second streets. the lights and clearing you can see in the picture. >> that was wild. you just went in, once again, just about everything south of 40th street is in the dark. as powerfully demonstrated by brian. >> will we do see, some response vehicles. let's just ahead of us. it is very dark. >> no had less, nothing. just the lights from your vehicle. the streets seem wide open. be careful. traffic lights obviously will be working. what about, what do you see on the sidew
a huge problem on long island. the flooding, i think, overnight and tomorrow morning as it lightens up. were going to see a lot of serious, serious problems. back to you. >> thank you. we appreciate your work and will check back later. let's go outside. we have a mobile unit on the go. you're looking life. brian runs technical operations here at fox five. at think he's going southbound lexington right now. are you there? >> i mean, yes. it's pretty common clear. >> yes. we are...
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. >> she is on long beach long island that area was pretty hard hit. we are hearing 200,000 people without power on long island. >> let's talk about some of the power outages right now. we are going to go to a spokesman from con edison. a major provider in the new york city area. good morning, sir. i understand we have you with us on the phone. >> good morning, how are you both this morning? >> we are great. bob from con ed tell us about the situation here. >> we are looking at 660,000 of people in new york city and westchester without power right now. 160,000 are in westchester and other outages are spread fairly well equally. queens 78,000 brooklyn 71,000 stated ten island 79. >> it is the largest damage wide. this is an ep he can storm. it has lived up to the billing in eerie way. the storm surges were eminent. we took out a few. we thut shut town some. they are easier to restore that took out 6500 customers that occurred at 5:30 yesterday. there was an explosion at 8:30 at our east 13th street sub ska station that wound up shutting down a number of
. >> she is on long beach long island that area was pretty hard hit. we are hearing 200,000 people without power on long island. >> let's talk about some of the power outages right now. we are going to go to a spokesman from con edison. a major provider in the new york city area. good morning, sir. i understand we have you with us on the phone. >> good morning, how are you both this morning? >> we are great. bob from con ed tell us about the situation here. >> we...
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>> yes, i'm currently on long island right now. the american red cross has launched a multistate large response effort for this storm which is now no longer a hurricane, it's a superstorm. but we have deployed in 1300 volunteers but our number one priority now is the safety and shelter of those folks that are evacuated. we have over 100 red cross operated or supported shelters across the east coast, in fact, i actually just spent the entire day at one of our shelters in nassau county community college and a wonderful thing to see how happy people are in the shelters that they did leave their homes. there was a little fear they're not sure what they'll return to but just the safety, the fact they have their lives and their loved ones and in knowing that they have the red cross to be there for emotional support for a hug, for a warm meal, for a warm blanket. so right now our number one priority is sheltering those clients. our next priority -- >> let me just stop you there. if i can, anna kate, i want to show this picture you tweeted
>> yes, i'm currently on long island right now. the american red cross has launched a multistate large response effort for this storm which is now no longer a hurricane, it's a superstorm. but we have deployed in 1300 volunteers but our number one priority now is the safety and shelter of those folks that are evacuated. we have over 100 red cross operated or supported shelters across the east coast, in fact, i actually just spent the entire day at one of our shelters in nassau county...
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the worst will be around long island. storm surge comes down the long island sound, say six to ten feet of that. it's bigger here and funnels into a smaller air. we have storm surge coming into new york harbor. the only way the two connect is through the east river. when it comes up on the south side is doesn't have any place to go so we'll have significant flooding in manhattan and the burrows. the other is the massive wind field, 50 to 60 miles an hour as far as chicago from this storm. >> quickly, we read the full moon had something to do with it. >> it does, that storm surge means you have astronomical high tide. add 8-foot storm surge and 20-foot waves on top of that. >> interesting. thank you so much. good advice. >>> wow, it's time for "sunday house call." joining us, dr. marc siegel, the author of the inner pulse, unlock the secret code of sickness and health. >> and the vice president of the robotics. we welcome both of you. >> good morning. >> we begin with a shocking study found that serious birth come indicati
the worst will be around long island. storm surge comes down the long island sound, say six to ten feet of that. it's bigger here and funnels into a smaller air. we have storm surge coming into new york harbor. the only way the two connect is through the east river. when it comes up on the south side is doesn't have any place to go so we'll have significant flooding in manhattan and the burrows. the other is the massive wind field, 50 to 60 miles an hour as far as chicago from this storm....
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first of all, the suspect rise over the city of long beach, long island. today revealing the utter devastation there. it's a city on a barrier island. the waters from the ocean side met with the waters from the bay side completely innun dating i would say pretty much the ground floor of every single home of that entire city. then tonight, coming here to breezy point and seeing an image that was like something from the world war ii blitz in london in one small community, bill, 80 to 100 homes literally burned to the ground. and the stark image i saw as i waded down through the floodwaters of that scene of just a lone chimney stack the only thing left standing in that community tonight, bill. >> fire started, right? >> yeah, absolute miracle, bill that everybody got out alive. you know how tightly packed these homes are in the communities like this here in queens. >> bill: everybody would have been dead who stayed there. >> they would have absolutely been dead. and if it had not been for the heroic actions of the fire department as well, there may have been
first of all, the suspect rise over the city of long beach, long island. today revealing the utter devastation there. it's a city on a barrier island. the waters from the ocean side met with the waters from the bay side completely innun dating i would say pretty much the ground floor of every single home of that entire city. then tonight, coming here to breezy point and seeing an image that was like something from the world war ii blitz in london in one small community, bill, 80 to 100 homes...
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to the east of new york city, long island is getting hit with a storm surge. streets are flooded and more than 525,000 homes and businesses have lost power. michelle miller is in sag harbor. >> reporter: by noon, sandy's storm surge had already wiped out the laser-thin beach in sag harbor. police chief tom fabiano was stunned. how far did the beach go out? >> probably about 100 feet. >> reporter: there's nothing left. >> no, there's nothing left here. there's a playground behind us and in all the years i've been here i've never seen it come up to the road or anything like that. >> reporter: flooding is the chief's main concern but he says winds are proving just as dangerous. strong wes stripped boats off their moorings and well-rooted trees were toppled. there is a voluntary evacuation order in low-lying areas here. have you ever seen it this bad? >> no, i haven't. i've been here 35 years doing this job. and this is not even the worst of it. >> reporter: at this bar across the street from te harbor the power was already out but people were trying to squeeze in
to the east of new york city, long island is getting hit with a storm surge. streets are flooded and more than 525,000 homes and businesses have lost power. michelle miller is in sag harbor. >> reporter: by noon, sandy's storm surge had already wiped out the laser-thin beach in sag harbor. police chief tom fabiano was stunned. how far did the beach go out? >> probably about 100 feet. >> reporter: there's nothing left. >> no, there's nothing left here. there's a...
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we're seeing some flooding in long island. on fire island they see 18 inches at this point, and we see other points of flooding throughout. officials say they expect it to get much worse this evening when the tide rises. the other concern here is power outages. the long island power authority says right now they have about 19,000 customers without power, but the problem is they could be without power for a while. they say it could take 7 to 10 days to get the power back on. those are the two major concerns here, flooding and power outages. thomas. >> interesting enough, it's the high tide coinciding with landfall and the full moon we experienced tonight that all adds up to make it that bigger of a concern. mara is reporting from long beach. thank you so much. once again, more now from what we're learning about the president and his schedule in a lot of sandy. he will appear in the white house briefing room at 12:45 p.m. to update americans on this hurricane and efforts being made to make sure that millions along the coastal co
we're seeing some flooding in long island. on fire island they see 18 inches at this point, and we see other points of flooding throughout. officials say they expect it to get much worse this evening when the tide rises. the other concern here is power outages. the long island power authority says right now they have about 19,000 customers without power, but the problem is they could be without power for a while. they say it could take 7 to 10 days to get the power back on. those are the two...
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greg, what can you tell us about long island tonight? >> reporter: we're along the banks of the river here tonight in river head. i can tell you, we're lucky to say this flooding in this parking lot is about the worst of it where we are. the rain has stopped here. the winds kick up from time to time but for the most part have diminished tremendously. it appears that the worst of sandy is behind us here, but now comes the process of cleaning up and that will be a task of herculean proportions here on long island. the biggest issue, of course, restoring the power. the long island power authority, the utility here, is reporting 840,000 outages right now. that's 75% of their customers in the dark this morning. the utility's initial estimate of seven to ten days without power may in the end prove to be very conservative. the other issue here on long island, the condition of our roadways. in nassau county to the west of us, the county executive has ordered all of the roads closed until further notice. in addition, the state police have closed
greg, what can you tell us about long island tonight? >> reporter: we're along the banks of the river here tonight in river head. i can tell you, we're lucky to say this flooding in this parking lot is about the worst of it where we are. the rain has stopped here. the winds kick up from time to time but for the most part have diminished tremendously. it appears that the worst of sandy is behind us here, but now comes the process of cleaning up and that will be a task of herculean...
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long island is a real barrier to the south coast of long island, very low lying, very sandy. the winds coming off the atlantic ocean really have a severe impact there. many of those communities have also had mandatory evacuation orders. and our anna kooiman is now in long beach, new york. anna you can give us, first of all, what are conditions like right now. tell us, if you can, what communities have been impacted in terms of evacuation orders. >> right, well, geraldo, i can tell you i'm from north carolina and i've covered a lot of hurricanes. this is definitely the coldest, chilliest hurricane that i've covered, that's for certain. and, but nassau county, right now where long beach is under mandatory evacuations for all low lying areas and the storm surge zones, in fact, here on long beach, the bridge is actually closed to all incoming traffic, unless you're somebody like a first responder or a member of the media. so, they have been asking people, of course, to get out, please don't come in and a lot of people have been heeding those warnings partially because of what we
long island is a real barrier to the south coast of long island, very low lying, very sandy. the winds coming off the atlantic ocean really have a severe impact there. many of those communities have also had mandatory evacuation orders. and our anna kooiman is now in long beach, new york. anna you can give us, first of all, what are conditions like right now. tell us, if you can, what communities have been impacted in terms of evacuation orders. >> right, well, geraldo, i can tell you i'm...
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the ocean water, pushing in that way and against the south shore of long island. we had record storm surge already here, and the tide is not quite in, at the battery in lower manhattan. and we have another 15 minutes or so to go there. plus, we have the deviation in the wind, which will add to the storm surge. so we're estimating a foot or so of storm surge to increase yet in battery park. and we still have now, the storm surge coming in up here in the southern part of new england. so all of these things going on here at the same time. so four to eight feet of storm surge on the jersey shore, the south shore of long island. but look at the six to 11 feet including new york city, including long island sound, and still big storm surges out here even on cape cod because of the monster circulation. and the hurricane-force wind warnings go from cape cod all the way down to virginia, so so much going on here. so the concerns of the rising water are not far from you in the lower manhattan area, and all around new york city and long island. >> brian norcross, from the rel
the ocean water, pushing in that way and against the south shore of long island. we had record storm surge already here, and the tide is not quite in, at the battery in lower manhattan. and we have another 15 minutes or so to go there. plus, we have the deviation in the wind, which will add to the storm surge. so we're estimating a foot or so of storm surge to increase yet in battery park. and we still have now, the storm surge coming in up here in the southern part of new england. so all of...
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the long island railroad that runs from new york city to long island has been shut down, service from new york city's buses and subways have come to a halt as well. there are evacuation shelters being set up in new york city, 72 of them that are up and running right now but we're told that only about 1100 people are currently staying inside of them. now, here in the rockaways preparing for a potentially life-threatening storm surge. all along the coast homes with a gorgeous ocean view and, again, many people have decided to stay put, tape up their windows and hope for the best. veronica? >> tracy trahan of wnbc, thanks very much. as hurricane sandy barrels closer to the storm it's being felt on the campaign trail and with the election just eight days away, the impact could be just what both candidates either wanted or feared the most. nbc tracie potts has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're on the south side of that storm dumping so much rain. so far light rain. we have not yet felt the full effects of sandy but the wages aren't taking any chances. with t
the long island railroad that runs from new york city to long island has been shut down, service from new york city's buses and subways have come to a halt as well. there are evacuation shelters being set up in new york city, 72 of them that are up and running right now but we're told that only about 1100 people are currently staying inside of them. now, here in the rockaways preparing for a potentially life-threatening storm surge. all along the coast homes with a gorgeous ocean view and,...
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let's get right to long island, lindenhurst. those pictures, that flooding was ridiculous yesterday. walk us through what you're seeing now. >> reporter: soledad, same street, a little different layer of flooding. you can see behind me here, some of the water and you can't make it out. this entire street is still flooded. that water expected to push up as it does. the big problem here on long island, you have a lot of communities that have been cut off. soledad, you mentioned those homes in the rockaways by the way. i want to bring you up to date on something. got off the phone a couple moments ago with an official. he's telling us one of the reasons the fires are burning as they are, there's no water pressure. right here we can smell several fires that took place here overnight as well. you have a lot of power lines that are down, incredibly dangerous, streets are flooding, areas that are completely cut off. massive beach erosion. we were talking to somebody last night who basically said some of the beaches have simply disappea
let's get right to long island, lindenhurst. those pictures, that flooding was ridiculous yesterday. walk us through what you're seeing now. >> reporter: soledad, same street, a little different layer of flooding. you can see behind me here, some of the water and you can't make it out. this entire street is still flooded. that water expected to push up as it does. the big problem here on long island, you have a lot of communities that have been cut off. soledad, you mentioned those homes...
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if you're to the north of this, atlantic city, long beach island, into the new york city area, all of long island, coastal connecticut and all of coastal rhode island, this angle of approach piles the water up for 12 to 24 hours. the high tide cycle we're about to approach will be very impressive at day break. the one later tonight between 7:00 and 9:00 right after sunset, that's the one that's going to be destructive and has the possibility to be historical. the center of the storm, we've had an eye feature trying to form. it shows signs of that as the eye. as the storm continues to progress the winds will dramatically pick up. don't be fooled with the winds. they're similar to when you went to bed. as the storm begins to move towards land it will increase this afternoon. the power outage will start in earnest and spread inland this afternoon but especially this evening as this makes landfall. when those 60 to 80 mile per hour gusts hit, trees will come down. high wind warnings from maine to virginia. never seen warnings covering this much real estate. the winds aren't bad. ocean cit
if you're to the north of this, atlantic city, long beach island, into the new york city area, all of long island, coastal connecticut and all of coastal rhode island, this angle of approach piles the water up for 12 to 24 hours. the high tide cycle we're about to approach will be very impressive at day break. the one later tonight between 7:00 and 9:00 right after sunset, that's the one that's going to be destructive and has the possibility to be historical. the center of the storm, we've had...
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long is long, and island is island. there is no reason to put them together. >> gretchen: why do people who didn't grow up in new york, why did they always hear an accent of people saying long island? >> steve: i never heard it in kansas. >> brian: i can't speak for the rest of this great nation of ours. there is a lot of people who don't even know long island exists. >> gretchen: yes, they do. >> brian: it's true. you go a lot of places and they go, we don't think you're real. >> steve: where are we talk being long island? >> brian: because of the iced tea they have. >> steve: and in addition to that, you may need a couple of cocktails after you watch the debate tonight. it's coming up exactly 13 hours from right now. you'll see it right here on the fox news channel. there is the stage at hofstra university. >> gretchen: let's get to your headlines. fox news alert for you. two people claiming to be relatives of the girl shot by the taliban are stopped trying to get into the british hospital where she's being treated. s
long is long, and island is island. there is no reason to put them together. >> gretchen: why do people who didn't grow up in new york, why did they always hear an accent of people saying long island? >> steve: i never heard it in kansas. >> brian: i can't speak for the rest of this great nation of ours. there is a lot of people who don't even know long island exists. >> gretchen: yes, they do. >> brian: it's true. you go a lot of places and they go, we don't think...
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>> long island, once we need with you connectivity here in long island, we spent all last night and this morning making sure we were ready to go. >> can you tell me what it's like to navigate a market like this, when you have half a state of and at a location that's not your own? >> the 7:30 this morning we are pretty much 100%. our etf was if you recally functional waiting for the market to open. and to get to the marketplace. >> once the market opened this morning, it was a little tense tiff. i think people wanted to see if there was liquidity in the marketplace. after the first 15 or 120 minutes, it was pretty much business as usual. >> how do you think volumes will look? volume thus star described by our bob pisani has been light to moderate. we're watching the market turn a bit lower. not too far from the lows of the day. does it pick you were as we head to the end? >> i think it has already. i think with the market opening up this morning and having a reversal our blotters are getting fuller. i think as people sigh the market going this way -- >> good to talk with you, wish you the
>> long island, once we need with you connectivity here in long island, we spent all last night and this morning making sure we were ready to go. >> can you tell me what it's like to navigate a market like this, when you have half a state of and at a location that's not your own? >> the 7:30 this morning we are pretty much 100%. our etf was if you recally functional waiting for the market to open. and to get to the marketplace. >> once the market opened this morning, it...
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connell: zooming in on long island, there is long beach. >> the wind and rain really starting to pick up. there are three ways in and out of long beach. two other bridges are northbound only. they want people to get out of dodge and get out of the path of sandy. the long bridge has been flooded. nassau county under a state of emergency and also mandatory evacuation. if you take a look behind me, there were some crazy surfers finally, people are starting to really heed the warnings. boy, is it really getting big. what are we is expecting is high tide at 8:00 o'clock tonight. that is when problems could really be getting worse. the storm surge, during the height of the storm, which is going to be tonight when we get hit the hardest, we will have 11-foot storm surge with a potential of 20-foot waves going on top of that and just slamming into the coastline, obviously, coming up on the boardwalk. many people have heeded the warnings. they are remembering what happened with irene last year. other people are saying, you know, we have been through the storms before. we are hunkering down and
connell: zooming in on long island, there is long beach. >> the wind and rain really starting to pick up. there are three ways in and out of long beach. two other bridges are northbound only. they want people to get out of dodge and get out of the path of sandy. the long bridge has been flooded. nassau county under a state of emergency and also mandatory evacuation. if you take a look behind me, there were some crazy surfers finally, people are starting to really heed the warnings. boy,...
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long island sound, long island coast. the lowest pressure. 940 millibars bread when the pressure goes down, it means that the storm is strengthening. quite a difficult thing. the fact that we have a tropical system this far north, this time of year, such a strong pressure. you can see the eye of the storm is very close to the jersey shore. right there, hours away from landfall. that is the headline right now. i kind of wish that the national hurricane center had put up hurricane watches and warnings. it maybe would've helped people to really know what the storm is capable of. we will just say that it is going to be a hurricane in the next couple of hours. it'll maintain that status as it makes landfall across the jersey shore. a long limbed wind event. here at 6:00 p.m., there is the eye of the storm. making landfall. ninety, 100, 100 miles per color. the worst of the storm is north. new york city, north harbour, long island sound, you get the worst of the rent and wayne and the storm surge. megyn: here in new york they a
long island sound, long island coast. the lowest pressure. 940 millibars bread when the pressure goes down, it means that the storm is strengthening. quite a difficult thing. the fact that we have a tropical system this far north, this time of year, such a strong pressure. you can see the eye of the storm is very close to the jersey shore. right there, hours away from landfall. that is the headline right now. i kind of wish that the national hurricane center had put up hurricane watches and...
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it could come anywhere from between chincoteague and long island. coming in, it does look like monday after sunset until midnight or so monday night and early tuesday morning and by tuesday, 2:00 a.m., inland, perhaps just north of our metro area giving us a lotf rain. there is one persistent band of heavy rn in delaware, all the way down to the eastern part of the shore. slowly creeping off to the north and east. this is a multifaceted storm. i'll sort it out for you. that's coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >>> sandy's affecting a popular tourist destination in the mid-atlantic region. the governor of delaware ordered mandatory evacuations along some coastal areas. >> erica is live. what's the situation like this morning? >> the winds are picking up this morning. we are at least 30 to 35 mirm per hour and the water is rapidly approaching the board walk. the water levels are 2 to 3 feet above average and we are just about 100 feet away from the board walk. you can see how quickly the water is approaching. once again, a reminder that man
it could come anywhere from between chincoteague and long island. coming in, it does look like monday after sunset until midnight or so monday night and early tuesday morning and by tuesday, 2:00 a.m., inland, perhaps just north of our metro area giving us a lotf rain. there is one persistent band of heavy rn in delaware, all the way down to the eastern part of the shore. slowly creeping off to the north and east. this is a multifaceted storm. i'll sort it out for you. that's coming up in just...
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we are in lindenhurst, long island. this neighborhood is already experiencing some severe flooding here in this particular section. the reason for that is because you have the great south bay right behind me to the south there, and then you have canals crisscrossing through this area, so even though we haven't even seen the worst of sandy yet, you can see the waters are already thigh-high. this is the preeley family here. this is actually a street, not a canal. they got in their boat and decided final to get out. you were patient enough to wait for us. what made you finally make the decision it was time to go? >> the water was getting in the house. >> water was getting in the house? >> it's going to be worse later. >> i've been hearing from everyone here in the neighborhood that already what we're seeing here, the effects of sandy, are already worse than what we saw with irene. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> now, you see you have packed up the dog. you were under a mandatory evacuation, but you did decide to wait until t
we are in lindenhurst, long island. this neighborhood is already experiencing some severe flooding here in this particular section. the reason for that is because you have the great south bay right behind me to the south there, and then you have canals crisscrossing through this area, so even though we haven't even seen the worst of sandy yet, you can see the waters are already thigh-high. this is the preeley family here. this is actually a street, not a canal. they got in their boat and...
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>> well, we have gone from a flood and wind emergency to a long-term power emergency. 90% of long island is without power. our utility is saying it could be longer than ten days to restore much of it. there's 25,000 separate damage locations to power lines to put that in perspective hurricane irene last was 13,000. double the damaged and down power lines. we have utility crews to restore power but in many cases we don't have enough crews who can remove trees and debris. you can hardly drive anywhere on long island without having to detour because a tree is down against a power line. now, the federal government has something called the national forest service. we need the national forest service with personnel and with chain saws to deploy to long island to help remove the downed trees, the debris, get the power lines back up and the electricity flowing. this is a public safety emergency. it's a public health emergency. it's all related to power. and so, we now need to move from search and rescue mission to a power restoration mission. >> have you called fema? have you called other offici
>> well, we have gone from a flood and wind emergency to a long-term power emergency. 90% of long island is without power. our utility is saying it could be longer than ten days to restore much of it. there's 25,000 separate damage locations to power lines to put that in perspective hurricane irene last was 13,000. double the damaged and down power lines. we have utility crews to restore power but in many cases we don't have enough crews who can remove trees and debris. you can hardly...
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island and up to 11 feet of the water, rising forecast, across portions of long island and the big concern is the snow, harris, locally, more than two feet possible in west virginia. >> it's the snow and cold wintery system that's colliding with it and going to
island and up to 11 feet of the water, rising forecast, across portions of long island and the big concern is the snow, harris, locally, more than two feet possible in west virginia. >> it's the snow and cold wintery system that's colliding with it and going to
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we are talking to the "long island medium," theresa caputo next. there she is, in the bud light platinum suite. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i'm with sandra who just got these great glasses. you paid...wow. hmmm. let's see if walmart can help you find the same look for less. okay. see? walmart has all these leading eyewear brands and styles. rockstar! really? yeah. oh, wow! oh, black frame looks good on you. yeah? you can get a complete pair starting at just -- $38. really?! and did you know that our glasses come with a free 12-month replacement guarantee? i didn't know walmart had all this. the price is impressive, the quality is too! come to walmart and see for yourself. find quality eyewear brands starting at just $38. only at walmart. what are they fitting, aliens? will pick the perfect hotel. with everything in walking distance. and shrimp in reaching distance. [ male announcer ] book your perfect hotel in the perfect spot with ultra fast orbitz mobile apps. orbitz. take vacation back. in the perfect spot with ultra fast orbitz mobile apps. num
we are talking to the "long island medium," theresa caputo next. there she is, in the bud light platinum suite. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i'm with sandra who just got these great glasses. you paid...wow. hmmm. let's see if walmart can help you find the same look for less. okay. see? walmart has all these leading eyewear brands and styles. rockstar! really? yeah. oh, wow! oh, black frame looks good on you. yeah? you can get a complete pair starting at just -- $38. really?! and did...
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we are talking to the "long island medium," theresa caputo next. there she is, in the bud light platinum suite. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin' it doin' it up! ♪ heyyy yeah, tryin' to bite my style! ♪ ♪ heyyy yeah, how you like me now? ♪ ♪ na na na na na na na na ♪ and everybody go uh! get a free 6-inch sub of your choice when you buy any 6-inch sub and any drink before 9am. that's right! buy any 6-inch subway sub and any drink before 9am to get your free 6-inch sub. october only, so hurry in! to get your free 6-inch sub. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save yo
we are talking to the "long island medium," theresa caputo next. there she is, in the bud light platinum suite. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin' it doin' it up! ♪ heyyy yeah, tryin' to bite my style! ♪ ♪ heyyy yeah, how you like me now? ♪ ♪ na na na na na na na na ♪...